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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1972
Page
2
Quote from Walter Lippmann on how true opinions require known facts. Without facts false ideals may be as effective or more so. This reflection emphasizes the link between knowledge and belief.
Boxing fans anticipate a bout between former heavyweight champions Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson at New York's Madison Square Garden on a Wednesday in September. Patterson, 37, seeks to erase a past defeat to Ali and prove he remains a top contender, while Ali aims to reaffirm his dominance after their 1965 meeting and a storied career.
A group of Americans living in France plans to recruit roving emissaries for George McGovern. They will distribute bag tags and lapel pins at tourist hubs like Orly Airport and the Eiffel Tower bearing slogans such as Jaime McGovern and McGovern Is My Bag. The effort highlights the traveling voter among one million Americans visiting France this year.
Carl Bakal argues that while no law can fully prevent violence, licensing or registration of firearms lowers homicide and other crimes. He notes that strict controls deter unscrupulous buyers and even unstable individuals from easy access to guns, reducing accidental and self-inflicted deaths.
Chicago Sun Times piece argues McGovern must separate why voters feel alienated. It cites Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and Jules Witcover on change perception, reform impact, and candidate strategy. The column notes Wallace’s potential impact and the need to distinguish motives of workers and campus liberals.
Martha Mitchell accused Steve King of rough handling in Newport Beach California and being injected against her will. King now heads security for the Nixon re election committee replacing James McCord while declined to comment.
Washington notes call for experts to critique candidate claims on taxes and growth. It cites McGovern tax plans, capital gains, inflation, and Stein's wage price argument, urging nonpartisan analysis by economists to illuminate who pays for policy shifts.
A Gallup survey shows 61 percent of youths favor Nixon over his opponents, widening the lead from parents. In a humorous scene Irwin Wasp explains his new haircut job and plans, while his father frets about youth values and the era’s protests.
A collection of dated remarks condemning terrorism and praising economic measures. Includes Yitzhak Cohen’s Auschwitz survivor line, McGovern on America, Proxmire on economic output and unemployment, and calls to ostracize nations harboring terrorists after the Munich attack.
A column warns high rise offices risk severe fires and crime despite modern amenities. Experts argue buildings are semicombustible, with carpeting, foam, ducts, and elevators spreading smoke. Security systems and tempered glass help, but experts predict a major catastrophe sooner or later.
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